"Visitation Street" by Ivy Pochoda

"Visitation Street" by Ivy Pochoda

After taking a raft out on the bay with a friend, a semi-conscious 15-year-old girl is found washed up in the weeds along the waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Pochoda ("The Art of Disappearing") uses this event and resulting investigation to explore community members' hopes, fears and biases. The novel is buoyed by well-fleshed-out characters and eerie atmosphere. Dennis Lehane/Ecco, 320 pages, $25.99

After taking a raft out on the bay with a friend, a semi-conscious 15-year-old girl is found washed up in the weeds along the waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Pochoda ("The Art of Disappearing") uses this event and resulting investigation to explore community members' hopes, fears and biases. The novel is buoyed by well-fleshed-out characters and eerie atmosphere. Dennis Lehane/Ecco, 320 pages, $25.99

After taking a raft out on the bay with a friend, a semi-conscious 15-year-old girl is found washed up in the weeds along the waterfront in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Pochoda ("The Art of Disappearing") uses this event and resulting investigation to explore community members' hopes, fears and biases. The novel is buoyed by well-fleshed-out characters and eerie atmosphere. Dennis Lehane/Ecco, 320 pages, $25.99